Asia Thailand Rubella has been eliminated in Thailand as a public health threat, achieving the WHO criteria for interruption of endemic transmission; imported cases is now the key concern, especially for infections during pregnancy
Asia Maldives The Bank of Maldives has announced the five winning proposals for the third quarter of this year of its 'Aharenge Bank Community Fund', designed to empower local individuals and NGOs to contribute to their communities through sustainable projects
America Nicaragua The government approved the use of Cuban Covid-19 vaccines that haven’t been necessarily approved by the World Health Organization (WHO)
Africa Togo UNDP Togo wishes to have a framework for cooperation with the Togolese private sector to serve as a platform to address the problems and design solutions
America Jamaica Jamaica Energy Partners Group has planted 205 Jamaican cedar and mahogany seedlings on the company's newly acquired 2.5 hectares of land in the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve within its goal of planting 2.100
Africa Djibouti Thanks to the development of Arabic and English, the country has emerged from the linguistic isolation inherited from a century of French colonisation and has become a de facto trilingual country
Oceania Papua New Guinea The Chamber of Mines and Petroleum has applauded the signing of the Heads of Agreements for the P'nyang Gas project, highlighting the need for new gas and mining activities to bring in foreign exchange, create jobs for locals and stimulate business
Africa Central African Republic The Special Commission of Inquiry, set up following numerous documented UN reports, has published a counter-report in which it denounces that many incidents are unproven and only 8 can be attributed to national forces
Europe Monaco BeMed, the joint venture to clean up plastic waste in the Mediterranean, has launched its 6th call for micro sized new projects from NGOs, scientific institutions, businesses or local authorities with creative solutions to the problem of plastic pollution
Asia Bangladesh Sand mining from the Meghna River is causing massive erosion in Bhola, forcing at least 20.000 people to be displaced
Asia Vietnam UNESCO Vietnam and Vietnam Cinema Association's Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents with a filmmaking course for young Vietnamese directors will help develop short film projects, find a suitable production path and guide a film career
America Cuba Donations have arrived from the Italy-Cuba Friendship Association, seeking to give back some of the help that the medical brigades of the Henry Reeve contingent gave to the city of Crema last year during the darkest days of the pandemic
Oceania Australia Despite having just reached the milestone of 80% vaccination rate, the country has declared that it will definitely not accept foreign tourists before 2022; instead, it will give priority to skilled migrants and students
Oceania New Zealand New Zealand's central bank has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.5%, an unprecedented number in seven years, in a bid to cover rising inflation